Policy
Default location for OST files
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to specify a different folder location for Outlook Data File (OST) files on user computers. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify a location for OST files on user computers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, OST files are located in: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Outlook on user computers.
Internal name
L_DefaultlocationforOSTfiles
Policy ID
c3cd263ddebc
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Default location for OST files ID L_DefaultlocationforOSTfilesPart | text | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook Value name forceostpath Type REG_SZ | None |
Default location for OST files
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook
Value name
forceostpath
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone